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Crack a Password, Save Norwegian History

Posted by chrisd on from the did-they-try-god-or-sex-yet dept.

Christian writes "With the death of the only person who knew the password to an archive held at a museum in Norway, suddenly the data became inaccessible. The result? A nationwide radio appeal asking for "hackers" to volunteer to help solve the problem! The Norway Post has the story." I wonder if they looked under his keyboard yet..

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  1. I wonder.... by Edward+Teach · · Score: 1, Redundant

    what is Norweigan for "password".

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  2. Hackers or script kiddies? by _bobs.pizza_ · · Score: 1, Redundant

    is the call for hackers to find a way to circumvent the login system to retrieve the data, or do they want the password 'recovered' by using a dictionary attack, or another brute-force method?

    Though, at this point, they probably aren't too particular.

  3. I've got the password! by Teknogeek · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The name of his dog!

    What? He didn't have a dog?

    Oh, well.

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